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Epilepsy Outlook is a charity based in Hartlepool which provides free and confidential practical support, advice and information for people with epilepsy and their carers.[1] Their support services include supported volunteer placements, a drop-in centre, epilepsy awareness training, an art therapy group and welfare benefits advice. Each year it provides placements for 50 volunteers on the volunteer development programme, 280 people receive advice, including at least 100 carers. 50 plus people receive epilepsy awareness training. Six people use their drop-in each week.[2] The services are provided for people across the North-East area. In September–October 2014, Epilepsy Outlook's headquarters, advice centre and art club moved around the corner to larger premises in The Arches, Park Road.[3]

Charity shops

Epilepsy Outlook runs three charity shops where they sell donated items: Шаблон:Quote box

Campaigns

As well as their charity shops and advice centre they run special fund raising campaigns including, most recently, for a sensory room for Callum Smith.[4] By September 5, 2013, the total stood at £10,184[5] and raised a total of £14,000.[3] Three McDonald's restaurants got involved with the campaign,[6][7] raising £2,289,[5][8] and Hartlepool's High Tunstall College of Science donated over £5,000 worth of sensory equipment including multi-coloured fibre optic lights, bubble machines and specialist chairs.[9]

Before that they ran a campaign for a tumble form chair for two-year-old Talia Foster.[10]

Structure

The charity is structured into volunteers, a management committee and trustees.[11]

References

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  2. Chairman's Charity Event in aid of Epilepsy Outlook, Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency
  3. 3,0 3,1 New home sweet home for Epilepsy Outlook ..., Hartlepool Mail, 29 September
  4. CALLUM'S DREAM: Little boy gets helping hand at Epilepsy Outlook, Hartlepool Mail, July 23, 2013
  5. 5,0 5,1 THANKS for being unbelievably good. Шаблон:Webarchive, www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk, September 5, 2013
  6. Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund, Hartlepool Mail, August 19, 2013
  7. Backing is so Mc-nificent, Hartlepool Mail, August 3, 2013
  8. Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund, The Epilepsy Network (TEN), August 19, 2013
  9. Lighting up Callum's life, Hartlepool Mail, August 5, 2013
  10. Talia is in the chair!, Hartlepool Mail, July 29, 2011
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